On March 7, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei claimed that Western nations only acknowledged a “fraction” of Iran’s nuclear rights. “Western nations did not accomplish anything that can be construed as a concession.” His remarks to the Assembly of Experts, supplemented by several tweets, were his first public reaction to the nuclear talks in Kazakhstan held on February 26.
Khamenei said Iran must wait until the next round of talks to assess the “integrity” of the world's six major powers — the United States, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United Kingdom. Iran is scheduled to meet with them in Kazakhstan again in April.
The Supreme Leader also tweeted a few comments on past diplomatic efforts. Khamenei claimed that he told Iranian officials to accept the 2010 nuclear deal brokered by Turkey and Brazil. But the United States “would not accept it,” he wrote. Khamenei argued that the United States wanted to claim that Iran “does not accept rational solutions.” The following are his remarks and tweets on diplomacy from March 7.
Leader: W/t the 2010 deal, #US wanted to claim "#Iran even does not accept rational solutions" but it was a showcase of their irrationality.
— khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) March 7, 2013
#Iran's Leader on 2010 deal w/t #Turkey & #Brazil: I told officials that its ok to pursue it but #USA would not accept it, and they didn't.
— khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) March 7, 2013
Ayatollah #Khamenei: The nuclear issue is a challenge facing Islamic Republic of #Iran, but its not a detriment for us and would not be.
— khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) March 7, 2013
Ayatollah #Khamenei:The West only made a minor confession to just a fraction of #Iran's rights, it should not be characterised as concession
— khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) March 7, 2013
#Iran's Leader on recent meeting w/t P5+1: To asses their honesty and sincerity, we should wait for the next meeting
— khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) March 7, 2013